![]() Some are "tithes"-children conceived for the purpose of unwinding and giving back to the community. Children chosen to be unwound are called "unwinds." Not all unwinds are problem children, though. Parents can choose to unwind their problem children at any time between the ages of 13 and 18. The Heartland War culminated in The Bill of Life, which outlaws abortion but leaves parents with the option of "unwinding" their children once they reach the age of reason-13 years old. Unwind is set in futuristic America, an unspecified year, after the Heartland War, which was a second civil war between the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life factions. ![]() That's not to say that this is a sad book, it's just extremely powerful. Sure, I may tear up during moving scenes or feel my throat tighten, but it's rare that a book moves me to outright crying. It put me into the 'ugly cry,' something very few books are able to do. ![]()
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